Sweatband for hats



April 16, 1946.

A. DONSON SWEATBAND FOR HATS Filed Jun 20, 1944 III,

ill/1115 ark/wags Patented Apr. 16, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SWEATBAND FOR HATS Andy Donson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application June 20, 194 4, Serial No. 541,168

1 Claim.

This invention relates to sweat bands for hats and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which will provide for more efficient ventilation to the head and scalp of the person wearing the hat so as to stimulate the growth of the hair and eliminate one of the most common causes of loss of hair from inefficient ventilation.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a device of the above stated character which will be less binding on the head of the wearer and permit free circulation of the blood, tending to increase the growth of the hair and thereby provide healthier hair.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating a portion of a mans hat equipped with a sweat band constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view showing the formation of air passages or cells in the sweat band.

5 indicates a fragmentary portion of a mans hat including the crown 6 and brim 1. Hats of this character when worn so enclose the hair on the major portion of the head of the wearer that air cannot freely circulate to the hair, and it is believed this is one of the causes of falling hair or unhealthy hair conditions. With the present invention applied to a hat of the character shown, the hat will be less binding on the head of the wearer and will permit air to reach the interior of the crown and thereby provide efiicient ventilation for the hair to keep the latter in a healthy condition.

The sweat band forming the subject matter of the present invention is indicated in entirety by the character 8 and its place of arrangement within the crown is like that of any other conventional sweat band, as clearly shown in Figure 1. The sweat band 8 consists of a foraminous layer of material 9 preferably of a metallic material which can be bent to form a series of corrugations, as shown in Figure 2. Further, the sweat band 8 includes a layer of material In preferably of a loosely woven fabric such as mohair. In cutting the layer of material Ill to form the sweat band, it is preferable that the material be cut on the bias. It has been found that mohair will be the most suitable material for the layer I0.

1 Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral Covering the layers of material 9 and i0 is a suitable beading strip ll, preferably of a loosely woven fabric, such as mohair or the like, stitched or otherwise secured thereto. The layers of material and beading being held together by stitching forms a sweat band which can be easily assembled within the crown of the hat and secured thereto by stitching I2 adjacent the brim l leav ing the upper edge of the sweat band free of the crown so that the air channels extending vertically between the band and the crown of the hat will allow a free circulation of air into the crown of the hat for stimulating the growth of the hair. Also the air may work itself through the layers of material to the skin of the head where the sweat band contacts therewith. This keeps the skin cooler and the corrugations have a certain amount of give under pressure so that the sweat band will not place an excessive amount of pressure on the forehead and head of the wearer, permitting the blood to have free circulation which also adds to the stimulation of growth of the hair.

By referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that the layer of material 9 being arranged next to the crown of the hat will cooperate therewith and with the layer In in forming the vertical air channels.

The sweat band besides having the foregoing described advantages may be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

While I have shown and described the pre-' ferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In a sweat band for hats, a layer of metallic foraminous material bent to provide a series of corrugations, a second layer of material of loosely woven fabric covering the inner face and edges of the first layer of material, means securing the layers of material together and in band forma- 0 tion, said corrugations of the first layer cooperating with the second layer and with the wall of the crown of a hat in forming vertical air passages, and a porous beading strip covering the upper edges of the first and second layers of material and free of the crown of the hat, whereby air is permitted to circulate through said air passages to the crown of the hat.

' ANDY DONSON. 

